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Resisting history [[electronic resource] ] : religious transcendence and the invention of the unconscious / / Rhodri Hayward



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Autore: Hayward Rhodri (Rhodri Lloyd) Visualizza persona
Titolo: Resisting history [[electronic resource] ] : religious transcendence and the invention of the unconscious / / Rhodri Hayward Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press
New York, : Distributed by Palgrave, 2007
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (161 p.)
Disciplina: 200.1/9
Soggetto topico: Psychology and religion
Mysticism - History
Soggetto non controllato: Christology
cause and effect
demonic possession
hauntings
inexplicable
miraculous events
mystics
psychological theories
supernatural
visions
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 The invention of the self; 2 The invention of the unconscious; 3 The soul governed; 4 The self triumphant; Index.
Sommario/riassunto: How can historians make sense of visions, hauntings and demonic possession? Do miraculous events have any place in a world governed by cause and effect? In Resisting history, Rhodri Hayward examines the cumulative attempts of theologians, historians and psychologists to create a consistent and rational narrative capable of containing the inexplicable. This lucid and provocative account argues that the psychological theories we routinely use to make sense of supernatural experience were born out of struggles between popular mystics and conservative authorities. Hayward's lively analysis of the
Titolo autorizzato: Resisting history  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-84779-659-1
1-78170-077-X
1-84779-146-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910791739303321
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Serie: Encounters (Manchester University Press)